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The Barefoot book of stories from the opera
By Shahrukh Husain, Shahrukh Husain, James Mayhew. 1999
Presents the stories of seven operas retold for children: The Little Sweep, The Magic Flute, Hánsel and Gretel, The Flying…
Dutchman, La Cenerentola, Orpheus and Eurydice, and Christmas Eve. Each entry is prefaced with background remarks. For grades 4-7. 1999Boyz II Men (African-American achievers)
By James Earl Hardy, James E. Hardy. 1997
Describes the development of the singers who in a four-year period became a bestselling vocal group. The boys met at…
a magnet high school for musicians in Philadelphia and credit their success to hard work and a belief in God. For grades 6-9 and older readersOprah Winfrey (Women of Achievement Ser.)
By Belinda Friedrich. 2001
Biography of the television personality who was born in poverty in Mississippi in 1954. Describes Oprah's troubled childhood, successful career…
in television and film, eating addiction, book club, and her many contributions to charities. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2001Heavier than heaven: a biography of Kurt Cobain
By Charles R Cross, Charles R. Cross. 2001
Music journalist draws on interviews and diaries to trace the life and untimely death of the Seattle musician. Investigates Cobain's…
unhappy teen years, success with his band Nirvana, heroin addiction, marriage to fellow rocker Courtney Love, and 1994 suicide at age twenty-seven. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. Bestseller. 2001Balancing act: the authorized biography of Angela Lansbury
By Martin Gottfried, Angela Lansbury. 1999
Gottfried describes how he talked with the actress, her family, and her colleagues, and learned of her belief in the…
importance of maintaining a balance between personal life and career. Looks at the actress's offstage accomplishments and her success in the movies, on Broadway, and on televisionMary Tyler Moore: The Award-Winning Actress Who Has Diabetes (Great Achievers Ser.Great Achievers)
By Margaret L Finn. 1997
Describes the personal life and career of the actress best known for her sitcom roles in The Dick Van Dyke…
Show and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Discusses Moore's 1964 diabetes diagnosis, her battle with alcoholism, and her endurance of tragic family deaths. For grades 5-8 and older readersThe life and times of composer Ludwig Van Beethoven, born in 1770. He began losing his hearing as a young…
adult but was able to communicate and to pursue his musical career by using an ear trumpet and various devices. By the age of forty-eight he was totally deaf, but he continued working despite this challenge and several debilitating bouts of illness. For grades 6-9 and older readersChris Burke: actor (Great Achievers Ser.Great Achievers)
By Helen Monsoon Geraghty, Helen M. Geraghty. 1995
The life of Chris Burke, who has Down syndrome but nonetheless believed from childhood that he could succeed as an…
actor. He has achieved that goal, starring in the television series Life Goes On and becoming a millionaire before the age of thirty. For grades 5-8Aretha Franklin: Lady Soul (Impact Biographies Ser.)
By Leslie Gourse. 1995
Life story of the legendary gospel, blues, and soul singer. The author discusses Franklin's struggles--being an unwed teenage mother, enduring…
two troubled marriages, and suffering legal and tax problems--as well as her triumphs: sixteen Grammy awards, seventeen top-ten records, and national acclaim for her powerful singing. For junior and senior high readersHandbook on organizing and managing one's own rock music group. Powell offers both creative and technical tips on all phases…
of the music business: using public address systems; mixing live music; utilizing recording studios; promoting a band; negotiating contracts; and avoiding the perils of the business. For junior and senior high readersBorn in Puerto Rico in 1931, Moreno moved with her mother to New York as a young child. Suntree tells…
how Moreno became an actress and was the first Hispanic woman to win an Oscar, which she received for her role in the film West Side Story. Also discusses Moreno's work on stage, in television, and in recordings that led to her being the first performer to win all four top entertainment awards. For grades 5-8 and older readersLast train to Memphis: the rise of Elvis Presley
By Peter Guralnick. 1994
In the first part of a projected two-volume biography, Guralnick describes the shy Tennessee boy who doted on his parents,…
loved to sing, and took his guitar to school each day. Elvis's quick rise to fame is detailed, as is his shock when, though a star, he is drafted into the army. Sure that he will soon be forgotten, Elvis is further devastated by the death of his "best girl," his adored mother. Strong languageBorn in Chihuahua, Mexico, in 1915, Anthony Quinn moved to the United States with his parents while still a baby.…
As a very young child he worked alongside his family who were migrant farm workers. The family later settled in East Los Angeles. To correct a speech impediment, Quinn began therapy with a well-known dramatic arts teacher, and developed an interest in acting. His career has spanned six decades. For grades 5-8 and older readersLinda Ronstadt: Mexican-American Singer (Hispanics of Achievement Ser.Hispanics of Achievement)
By Melissa Amdur, Richard Amdur. 1993
Linda Ronstadt was born in Tucson, Arizona, in 1946, the daughter of an accomplished musician of German and Mexican ancestry.…
As a young child, Ronstadt loved music and singing more than anything else. In 1964 she moved to Los Angeles to launch her career. She has since won Grammy Awards for Best Female Country Vocal Performance (1974), Best Pop Female Vocalist (1976), and Best Performance by a Mexican American (1987). For grades 5-8 and older readersJoseph Haydn (Composer's world)
By Wendy Thompson. 1991
A pleasing voice gained Haydn a place in his uncle's school and his first music lessons at age six. Soon…
his voice drew the attention of the choirmaster of St. Stephen's in Vienna. After his dismissal from St. Stephen's for playing tricks, Haydn began teaching rich children and sometimes famous pupils too. Later, Papa Haydn worked for the Esterhazy family while he composed music with lots of surprises. For grades 6-9 and older readersMarian Anderson (Impact Biographies Ser.)
By Charles Patterson. 1988
A biography of the opera and concert singer, who, among other achievements, was the first African-American soloist to perform with…
the Metropolitan Opera Company. Marian Anderson was born in South Philadelphia in 1902. The author shows how Anderson's enormous talent, hard work, and unfailing determination led to her success first in Europe, and then in America. For junior and senior high and older readersAs I am: an autobiography
By Martin Gardner, Patricia Neal. 1988
At twenty-one the self-confident, determined, Southern-bred actress starred in a Broadway hit, won a Tony, and became "the toast of…
New York." In this account written "to reclaim the past that was stolen," Neal writes candidly about her numerous love affairs, both transient and profound, such as a liaison with Gary Cooper and her long marriage to writer Roald Dahl. She tells of the deaths of two of her five children and of her massive stroke at age thirty-nine. Some strong languageOpera, what's all the screaming about?: What's All The Screaming About?
By Roger Englander. 1983
The Michael Jackson story
By Nelson George. 1984
Long walk home: reflections on Bruce Springsteen
By Richard Russo, Eric Alterman, David L. Ulin, Paul Muldoon, Wesley Stace, Elijah Wald, Daniel Wolff, Peter Ames Carlin, Regina Barreca, Greil Marcus, Kenneth Womack, June Skinner Sawyers, Jim Cullen, Dermot Bolger, Deepa Iyer, Jefferson Cowie, A. O. Scott, Joel Dinerstein, Nancy Bishop, Gillian G. Gaar, Louis Masur, Natalie Adler, Martyn Joseph, Lauren Onkey, Colleen Sheehy, Frank Stefanko, Irwin Streight, Wayne Swan, Jonathan D. Cohen. 2019
A compilation of twenty-six essays in tribute to musician Bruce Springsteen from a wide range of contributors including music critics,…
novelists, scholars, and ardent fans. The essays discuss how Springsteen's music impacted them personally, as well as his broader cultural influence. 2019